Women in Technology Hosts Panel to Discuss Challenges and Initiatives Facing Government and Industry CIOs

January 19, 2011

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Panel includes CIOs from the CIA, DoD, Harris Corporation, Peace Corps and Salient Federal Solutions

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Women in Technology (WIT^SM), the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the Washington, D.C. technology community, will kickoff the New Year with its annual WIT.Connect, “The CIO Agenda for 2011”, on January 20, 2011.


Who:									Government and Industry CIO panelists include:
									-- Dorine Andrews, Peace Corps, CIO
									-- Ted Hengst, Harris Corporation, CIO
									-- Steve Hunt, Salient Federal Solutions, CIO
									-- Teri Takai, Department of Defense (DoD), CIO
									-- Jeanne Tisinger, Central Intelligence Agence (CIA), CIO

The panel will be moderated by Karen Evans, director of U.S. Cyber Challenge, partner at KE&T, an IT consulting firm and active WIT member. Evans is the former Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology at the Office of Management and Budget.


What:		The CIO Agenda for 2011

		The panelists will address:
		-- The top three strategic IT objectives and/or pressing needs for their organizations in 2011
		-- What has dropped off of the agenda for 2011
		-- The most pressing challenges in 2011
		-- The most important and most difficult IT talent requirements for 2011
		-- How the CIO’s role is changing over the next few years

When:		January 20, 2011
		6:00 PM ET - 8:30 PM ET

Where:		Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner
		1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA 22102

Event Website:		http://www.womenintechnology.org/calendar_day.asp?date=1/20/2011&event=772

Cost:		$35 WIT members/$55 non-members
		$10 additional on site

About Women in Technology

Women in Technology (WIT) is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of advancing women in technology - from the classroom to the boardroom - by providing advocacy, leadership development, networking, mentoring and technology education. With nearly 1000 members in the Washington, D.C.-area, WIT strives to meet its vision of being the premier organization empowering women to be architects of change in the technology industry. For more information, please visit, www.womenintechnology.org or connect with us via: Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter (@WITWomen).